From the monthly archives:

August 2010

a tale of 3 backpacks

August 31, 2010

This is one of my favorite posts from last year about this time. The orange backpack continues to return home each morning pulled now by a four year old who still isn’t in school. Once upon a time there were three backpacks. A brand new yellow one. A brand new green one. A hand-me-down orange [...]

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notorious

August 29, 2010

Yesterday we went to a 6 year old’s birthday party at the local fire station. During the festivities a group picture was taken in front of the fire engine with the three firefighters and 12 kids. I took 6 photos during this photo shoot and have cropped out everyone EXCEPT my 7 year old, Reid… [...]

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i thought i was scrappy

August 28, 2010

One of my favorite things to do is to hear my boys laugh. It is one of the reasons that if everyone gets a bath, fully pajama-ed and teeth brushed they get to watch either America’s Funniest Home Videos or Wipe Out before bed. Either of these shows is good for a three boy giggle [...]

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kinda lemony pancakes…for dinner

August 26, 2010

We eat breakfast for dinner around here frequently. I am just a breakfast girl. I think it might be genetic because the boys seem to favor the first meal of the day as well. The cool thing is that if you make extra for dinner, you can have the left-overs for breakfast the next day…see [...]

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i went to the roller derby

August 25, 2010

One of the things that is great about having fun friends is the unusual entertainment opportunities that arise. A few weeks ago I received an email from a friend that invited us to go with him and his wife to the roller derby: We could pack some drink/food/appetizers and drink/eat before and during the event. [...]

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h-e-b and conagra giveaway – it is BIG!

August 24, 2010

Today I am stepping out of the kitchen… *whew* …and giving stuff away! Not just any stuff, but 5 H-E-B/ConAgra prize packages worth $50 a piece. Oh ya. Each prize pack includes: Reusable ConAgra shopping tote $25 H-E-B gift card (can be used at Central Market as well) Peter Pan Peanut Butter 4-pack Snack Pack [...]

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heres hoping that distance helps the heart

August 23, 2010

I just dropped off a 2nd grader and a 4th grader for the first day of school. It was time. This was the first time that I considered NOT walking them in on the first day. They know more about what goes on at school than I do. I ended up walking in with them [...]

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i made dinner

August 22, 2010

*Stop the presses for the medal ceremony* Before you completely mock me and my inability to put food on the table on a regular basis to sustain my family, let me just say that this was a bit out of the box for me and it worked out. Whoo hoo. It all started a few [...]

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fancy barbecue sandwiches and a yummy fruit smoothie

August 20, 2010

The world is a better place because of yogurt and crescent rolls. It is a fact. So when I noticed that BOTH were on special at H-E-B this week, I decided that BOTH must be incorporated into my Back-to-School Meal Maker Challenge dinner. I mean, I don’t want to mess with world karma… Today I [...]

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i blog here

August 19, 2010

(occasionally) I have no idea why life has gotten in the way of blogging. The nerve. The boys are returning to school on Monday and I went through marathon orientation yesterday…and survived. The last few weeks have been solely about survival. Last week I got sick. Like really sick. Like so sick that I could [...]

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hoarding

August 16, 2010

This morning I reached into the kitchen drawer which has the comb I use for the boys’ hair and couldn’t locate the comb. I also couldn’t locate the comb I KNEW I had bought a few weeks ago and placed in there. This wasn’t the first morning I had comb-location issues…which is why I HAD [...]

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